Statue of Josef Mánes - Prague, Czech Republic
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Josef Mánes (12 May 1820, Prague – 9 December 1871, Prague) was a Czech painter.
Waymark Code: WMV2GA
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 02/12/2017
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He came from a family of painters, which included his father Antonín, his uncle and Director of the Prague Art Academy Václav, his brother Quido and his sister Amalie.
His first painting lessons naturally came from his father. From 1835 to 1844, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, under Professors František Tkadlík and Christian Ruben. He continued his studies in Munich for two years. Upon his return, an affair with the family's maid had unpleasant results and created an estrangement with some members of his family that left him in a state of severe depression. He found refuge in the patronage of Count Bedrich Sylva-Taroucca (1816–1881),[1] living and working at his castle in Pruhonice for twenty years. From there, he made many trips throughout Moravia, Upper Hungary (Slovakia) and Poland.
He produced many paintings in every genre from landscapes and portraits to ethnographic and botanical studies. He even did paintings of the twelve months (Calendar plate) in face of the Prague Astronomical Clock. Although his work was little understood or appreciated in his lifetime, he is now considered to be among greatest Czech painters.
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